Whilst the greatest effort has been made to ensure the quality of this text, due to the historical nature of this content, in some rare cases there may be minor issues with legibility. Lastly, everyone will be glad of the glimpses given of the early years off the distinguished lady who shares Schumann’s name, who has had so much to do with the appreciation of her husband in this country, and who is happily still alive, and still able to gratify the world as no one else can by her unrivalled, classical powers.